The library offers two levels of membership: Basic and Premium. Click on the
summary to see the
membership benefits and fee schedule. The library is also open to the general public (visitors) for a daily
user fee.
*BASIC MEMBERSHIP: $/YEAR
Benefits:
On-site access to physical and digital collections
On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub, and American Ancestors
On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
Remote online access to Basic* digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
Membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
Godfrey Genealogy Club meetings - $10 per session
No discount on book sales
**PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: $/YEAR
Benefits:
On-site access to physical and digital collections
On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub (obituaries), and American Ancestors
On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
Remote online access to Premium** digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
Membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
Godfrey Genealogy Club meetings - included in membership
20% discount on in-library book purchases
VISITORS (General Public): $15/DAY USER FEE
Benefits:
On-site access to physical and digital collections
On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub (obituaries), and American Ancestors
On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
On-site online access to Premium** digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
No membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
Genealogy Club meetings - $10 per session (no additional day user fee)
No discount on book sales
Guest Membership Group Rates: $100/day for up to 15 people; $200/day for 15 or more people
*BASIC Online DigitalContent
All 226 volumes of the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) with finding aids
More than 1,000 books including genealogies, biographies, memoirs, funeral sermons, and more
Curated links to more than 8,000 helpful websites organized by state and research topic
**PREMIUM Online Digital Content - includes all BASIC Online Content, plus:
An additional 4,000 digitized resources (Godfrey Digital Collection)
Tens of thousands of unique records from local churches, cemeteries, funeral homes, and family Bibles
19th century U.S. Newspapers database
London Times Digital database
MyHeritage database
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index database
HeritageHub obituary database
Ed Laput Cemetery Project - a searchable database of photos and descriptions of every headstone in
more than 1000 Connecticut cemeteries.